A Modern Little Boy’s Room – The Big Reveal!

Austin literally put up those shades this morning as I jumped for joy – having bare windows has been no picnic, especially because Clinton wakes up with the sun! I’m crossing my fingers this will actually make a difference and he’ll sleep in a little later now. But hey, who am I kidding? Isn’t that just what five-year-olds do?

Overall I’m very happy with the shades, which are from Smith & Noble. I love the waterfall profile and slim headrail which allowed us to do an inside mount on our very shallow windows. The material is called “Belize Sand” and adds just enough texture while still being light enough to take a backseat in the room. The one thing I’m not loving is the cords – the design consultant I spoke with said cordless wasn’t possible due to the window size, but man cords are just not attractive!

That cute little moon print arrived last week from Framebridge, and it’s still looking adorable over the bed. Aaaand the X-Wing Fighter poster came this week and is all kinds of Star Wars-awesomeness:

Michael’s Etsy shop is full of patent prints that I think are a genius way to add some modern, minimal artwork to a nursery or kid’s room. There are a bunch of Star Wars prints to choose from but Clinton picked the X-Wing — he also spent this morning “decorating” with his legos so I’m hoping there’s a budding designer in there somewhere!

Framebridge was so easy to work with and crazy affordable — I’ve pretty much decided I’m never having something custom framed at a store again. And if you’re like me and have a dozen unframed or outdated pieces stashed in your basement, now you can use code ANNABODE15 for 15% off your first purchase!

P.S. My mother-in-law gave Clinton this robot night light for Christmas, and his big Wall-E eyes make me melt…

Confession time: I did not finish the closet. Thank you all so much for the helpful suggestions in the comments! I especially loved the ones about hanging his model airplanes or displaying a vintage flag — I’ve had my eye on Wild Standard for a while and am just dying for them to make a Denver flag (hint, hint you guys!).

Now prepare for an onslaught of photos. I tried my hand at using my camera on Manual for the first time and got a little giddy:

I added that folding chair at the last second to create a little spot for him to listen to his music (Star Wars, of course). My uncle brought it back for him from Belize when he was a baby, and it’s been floating around our house ever since. Clinton’s growing rock collection has found a home on the windowsill, while legos and blocks are in the toy chest and stuffed animals in the basket.

Clinton and I are both so happy with this new space! He finally has a comfortable space to play in and designated spots for all of his toys. I’m planning on finishing the closet in the next few weeks, so I’ll post an update when it’s finished. But for now, my work is done!

It’s so calming and beautiful! I love it. The perfect back drop for a hundred legos strewn all over the floor, right?! My daughter has already helped decorate her room with an explosion of stuffed animals.

Beautiful room! Sounds so lame, but i really do Love the way you made The bed. I am so curious, what type of bed linen did you use to cover the matTress and box spring at once? Or Is it just one very thick mattress maybe? Thanks!

Thanks Kelcey! They are linen sheets from West Elm, you can find them here. I’ll be honest, I have no idea why they are that large (I don’t think it’s on purpose, and it’s a twin-sized set) but for some reason they are! The fitted sheet covers both his mattress and his boxspring.

Hi Courtney, thanks! We got it free from our neighbors funnily enough (their kids are in high school and they happened to be cleaning out their garage) so I don’t have the source. Sorry — Land of Nod has great toy chests though!

Love your Son’s room! When i first stumbled upon your blog, i did a double-take. I grew up in the denver-Area and your house is the exact model of my childhood home. Pretty sure your son’s room was my room! so fun to watch you transform the house.

Thanks Tracy! In the past I’ve used blinds.com for less expensive shades, but in my experience cheaper ones will break after a little while…so beware :). (I know though, window treatments can be craaaaaazy expensive. I try to remind myself that they’re a permanent fixture of the house, and it helps that companies like S&N offer a lifetime guarantee).

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